National Louis University Digital Commons@NLU Dissertations 9-2020 Career Influences: A phenomenological Study of Career Influences of African American omenW in the Counseling Profession. Tamara L. Ford National Louis University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss Part of the Counseling Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Ford, Tamara L., "Career Influences: A phenomenological Study of Career Influences of African American Women in the Counseling Profession." (2020). Dissertations. 517. https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/517 This Dissertation - Public Access is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons@NLU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@NLU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. CAREER INFLUENCES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE COUNSELING PROFESSION by Tamara Lynn Ford Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology National Louis University September 2020 National Louis University School of Counseling - Tampa The Undersigned Faculty Committee Approves the Dissertation of Dr. Tamara Lynn Ford Career Influence Caroline Perjessy, PhD, LMHC, Digitally signed by Caroline Perjessy, PhD, LMHC, LPC LPC Date: 2020.09.14 11:36:47 -04'00' Dr. Caroline Perjessy, Chair National Louis University DrDr. Martin WesleWesley National Louis University Digitally signed by Joffrey S. Suprina, PhD, Joffrey S. Suprina, PhD, LMHC LMHC Date: 2020.09.14 10:37:01 -04'00' Dr. Joffrey Suprina, Chair National Louis University Approval Date iii Copyright © 2020 by Tamara Lynn Ford iv ABSTRACT The current literature concerning African American women in the counseling profession is limited.